Brooklyn Boys|Marvel x Male OC

29 - Threats From Outer Space

"What happened? Where have you been?"

"It's uh... it's a very long story." He chuckles.

"Have we got time for it?" I ask.

"I don't think so," he sighs, pointing to the message Rhodes sent, "go on."

"Alright," I nod, "I'll be back."

"Still no word from Vision?" Ross asks from the hologram call he's on.

"Satellites lost him somewhere over Edinburgh." Rhodes answers.

"On a stolen quinjet with four of the world's most wanted criminals." Ross argues.

"They're only criminals because you've chosen to call them that." I point out, joining Rhodey.

"Why aren't you in prison like the others, Emerson?" Ross asks.

"I have my ways." I smirk and sit on a chair in the corner of the room.

"If the Accords weren't a thing," Rhodes continues, talking to Ross, "Vision would be here."

"I remember you signing those, Colonel." Ross says.

"I'm pretty sure I've paid for that."

"Have you got second thoughts?"

"Not anymore." Rhodey sighs.

Quickly after, Steve, Natasha, Sam, Pietro, Wanda and Vision walk into the conference room, joining Rhodes and I.

"Mr Secretary." Steve nods to Ross' hologram.

"You've got some nerve coming here." Ross says.

"You could use that right now." Nat adds.

"You think all is forgiven?" Ross asks Steve.

"I'm not looking for forgiveness, and I'm way past asking for permission," Steve informs, "Earth just lost her best defender, so we're here to fight. If you want to stand in our way... we'll fight you too."

"Arrest them, Rhodes." Ross says.

"Sure," Rhodes rolls his eyes and turns off the hologram, "it's great to see you, Cap."

"It's great to see you too, Rhodey." Steve nods.

"You guys look like crap." I say.

"Thanks, Laurie." Steve laughs.

"The hotels weren't exactly five stars." Sam chuckles.

"I think you guys look great," Bruce shuffles into the room, "yeah, I'm back."

"Hi." Nat says softly.

"Hey." Bruce sighs.

"Laurie." Steve walks over to me.

"Tough guy." I nod. The two of us stand in an awkward silence for a little while.

"Come here." Steve laughs and pulls me into a hug. 

"English!" Pietro runs over to me and hugs me once Steve has walked off.

"Speedy!" I shout back at him, "how have you been?"

"Not too bad," he smiles, "Scotland is great. A beautiful city." 

"I'm glad to hear it." I smile back. After, I hug both Sam and Nat before we move into the room next to us.

"After the while Accords situation," Nat begins, "Clint and Scott went on house arrest. The job was too tough on their families."

"Who's Scott?" Bruce asks.

"Ant-Man." Steve informs.

"Wait, there's an Ant-Man and a Spider-Man?"

"Yeah." I laugh.

"Look, Thanos has the biggest army in the universe," Banner continues, "he's not going to stop until... he gets Vision's stone."

"Well, we gotta protect it," Nat says, "right?"

"We have to destroy it," Vision says as everyone turns their heads to him, "if it were exposes to an equally powerful energy source, it could be destroyed."

"No." Wanda says stubbornly.

"It's the only way," Viz continues, "one life cannot stand in the way of defeating Thanos."

"But it should." Steve contributes.

"Captain," Vision beings again, "you laid down your life to save millions of people. Why is this time any different?"

"Because you might have the choice. Cap didn't," I say, "Vision, your mind is made up of a complex construct of overlays. Multiple parts mixed together, learning from each other."

"If we take the stone, there's still a whole lot of Vision left." Bruce adds.

"Can we do that?" Natasha asks.

"Not us. Not here." I say about Bruce and I.

"Well, we better find someone and somewhere fast," Rhodey says, "Ross isn't exactly going to let you guys move back in."

"I know somewhere." Steve states.

"Where?" Pietro questions.

"Wakanda," Cap replies, "after Siberia, I took Bucky there, and T'Challa has been helping him. The Wakandan army could be useful, and so could their tech."

"Let's get going then." Natasha says and the group leave for Wakanda.